This rifle
toy coarse imitation of rifle MAUSER to bolt was manufactured by Rene WARNANT
who was registered with the proof house of Liege of 1912 to 1956.

In 1934, it
took again the activity of WARNANT, Emile street Lamarck, 99 in LIEGE.

During the
First World War, the occupant prohibited to the arms manufacturers of Liège to
manufacture weapons. Reduced to unemployment, some of those manufactured toys
and other objects intended for decoration (boxes engraved or carved inter alia)

An
association, PANEM LABORE (bread by work) even was creates to come to assistance
of the people without resources.

Interlaced
mark RW is well the mark of Rene WARNANT and the mention PROJECTILE seems to be
an advertising mention to attract the barge.

The mark
FABRICATION LIEGEOISE occurs from comment.

In short,
this toy is one disturbed and fortunately completed time a very interesting
witness.